BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 

 Vol. 12, pp. 147-164 April 13, 1901 



PALEOZOIC r.LMESTONES OF KITTATINNY VALLEY, NEW 



JERSEY * 



BY HENRY B. KUMMEL AND STUART WELLER 



(Redd before the Society December 28, 1900) 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Kittfttinny valley 147 



Hardiston quartzite 149 



Relations and character 149 



Previous views 151 



Kittatinny limestone 151 



Stratigraphic and macroscopic characters. ... 151 



Chemical composition 152 



Fauna of the Kittatinny limestone 152 



Previous views 154 



Trenton formation 154 



Basal conglomerate 154 



Trenton limestone 156 



Character and thickness 156 



Chemical composition 156 



Trenton faunas in New Jersey 157 



The faunal succession 157 



Correlation with New York Trenton , 159 



Previous views 159 



Structure 160 



Folds and faults 160 



Cleavage 161 



Conditions of sedimentation 161 



Date of folding and faulting 163 



Kittatinny Valley 



Kittatinny valley is the name given to that part of the Great Appala- 

 chian valley which traverses northern New Jersey. Its width varies from 

 10 to 13 miles, and it stretches from the Delaware river to the New York 



* Published by permission of the State Geologist of New Jersey. 

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